“To intersex children, which is also related to medical issues, but is
also being viewed by this committee as a harmful practice, when intersex
children are exposed to medically unnecessary procedures at an early age before
they can voice their own views. I wonder if you are aware of these issues,
because intersex children in your country have informed us that they feel
stigmatised and discriminated against, also that they're not given the proper
self-determination in these issues.”

Session 2, Fri 20.05.2016, 10-13h CET

10:11h: The live
transmission is now on! Nepali delegation already answering ... Currently
health and education expert talking.

11:03h: First round of answers over, no reply on
intersex yet. Now follow-up questions by CRC members.

“Thank you. I would just like to repeat my question from yesterday about
intersex children, children born with unclear genitals, and it seems there is
an increasing practice in your country of subjecting them to some kind of
surgery when they are really infants, and without, well, the parents consented,
they get the parent's consent, but this need not be done until children are
much older and may be able to give their own consent or their view on this. And
I wonder if this is an issue that you've at all discussed in your
country.”

12:08h: Madhu Prasad Regmi, Secretary of Ministry for Women,
Children and Social Welfare and Head of Nepali delegation, "replies" on
intersex children –
as
per
usualsimply
ignores IGM,
butdeflects to "anti-discrimination measures"
and civil status "other than male or female" – BINGO!

“One question still seems to be unanswered, it is about the intersex
children. Yeah, the constitution has adopted the principal of
non-discrimination based on sex or the religion or cast, ethnicity or origin or
any other type. So there will be no discrimination against any person based on
gender or ethnicity or anything else. And I would just like to kindly inform,
kindly draw her attention that the government of Nepal has recently initiated
to provide citizenship certificate, even passports and [incomprehensible] id
card by explicitly mentioning the gender other than male and female. So that is
also we have recently started the practice. That is what I would like to say,
the answer of her question. Thank you.”

12:19h: No more follow-up questions by Committee members –
involvement of children in armed conflicts under the optional protocol now –
so, re: intersex that was probably that.

12:35h: Chairperson closes public session – and
we're hoping for strong Concluding Observations on intersex children
for Nepal!

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